Documentarian David Weintraub, the executive director of the Center for Cultural Preservation, an organization dedicated to Western North Carolina history and documentary film, has been awarded the Human Rights and Dignity Award at the 2025 Tryon International Film Festival for his film, “Color Beyond the Lines.”
Answer: Very, very scary. As Halloween approaches this weekend, one of the best ways to spend the end of spooky season is a night at The Haunted Farm. Read more in our review of the scare attraction.
With Halloween right around the corner, picking the perfect horror movie for your Samhain celebration is of the utmost importance. Whether you are a horror aficionado who has seen all the classics or a cultural connoisseur who likes to keep up with the latest releases, we have your scary movie trick-or-treating covered. Read on for a list of the tricks.
It feels like Guillermo del Toro has been building toward this moment for his entire career. After constructing a dozen beautiful, gothic films featuring eccentric laboratories, empathetic monsters and crumbling mansions, he has finally been granted the opportunity to work with the ur-text of them all: “Frankenstein.” Read our review of the “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape of Water” director’s adaptation.
This weekend, the Sirkus is coming to town. This Saturday, the Surreal Sirkus Arts Festival will bring a day of experimental theater, circus performers, live music and over 50 art vendors to Pack Square Park.
Brown Mountain Lights Festival features 11 bands, local vendors and out-of-this-world fun this Saturday
Need weekend plans? Look no further than our weekend guide to Asheville and Western North Carolina, complete with everything from monster mask workshops to all day Halloween festivals.
Stone Temple Pilots, MJ Lenderman and a Phil Lesh tribute highlight the 2025 lineup benefiting Asheville charities
As Halloween comes closer, celebrate spooky season in true Beer City fashion. There are two bar crawls on tap for this weekend and next in downtown Asheville.
Edward Berger, director of the Oscar-winning films “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Conclave,” is back with his latest beautifully-shot bummer. “Ballad of a Small Player” stars Colin Farrell as Lord Doyle, a high-rolling gambler staving off his debt collectors in the casinos of Macau. Read more in our review.